Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-15

SOu9hHLO procure utS8DleATm WlCu'w Hicl
To. eq1iR campanies, organized under, th
Iss' II sfs i%a nssEIs3es hsElP $a; 81 asp ss sSSsp 5;
Changes imAde'iR the manual OF aims sine
t~head0ptienn OF dbfeech'loadings guns, 'hav
heeome wholly useless even. for the PurPos
Of drill, I,madf, application. to the ord
nance department of the United States TO
Tie fssHte to the Territory Of suitable arm
FOR The use OF the National Guards. Th'
| chief Of Ufddance CONSENTED t. honor
fequisitiou from me for a thousand stand
of. arms, the requisition to be accompanied
by a suitable bond for the surrender of tn
arms at any time'they may be required b,
the Secretary of War. / made a requisi
ton and sent a good and sufficient bond il
| the amount required; but upon the refer
ence of he,bond by the chief of ordnanc
totberjudge advocate of the army, he tie
cided that it could not. be. accepted unless
it was duly authorized by an act of tn,
Legislative Assembly of this Territory
/ There is no legislation now or our statutt
books which would authorize the execution
of a bond for this purpose. I respectfully
! recommend the passage of a law of thi,
/ character to the end that We may procur,
suitable arms for the equipment OF spcl
Icompanies OF the National Guards Of Mon
taha' alb desire to organize. You should. il
NY opinion; memorabilia Congress at al
Eearlysdayfor the passage OF flaw7proKid
ipg Tor II 49, m iF-~ .p'' s'stt -H'
,srvs, .sALE OF THE. TI4BER ,LANDs fs,e.
of the limited States in, this Territory. %
the. p~assaga.of alaw providing fer the pay
mnent Of 2 stnmRage tax for the cutting. q
timber upon the unsurveyed lands within
the Territory. The present law OF TIL
United States tin j" rteferel1ts to The
tiKlbes~i ~: within the Territory was
undoubtedly intended to permit thu
people OF the Territory to- cut:and use al
the.timber necessary to the settlement and
development of the country until such
time as it became possible to- procure
titles to the timbered lands by. surveys
land further enactmsnts.- Otherwise it
should have been entitled IAN act to pre-.
vent the mining and settlement Of Mon.
tana and other mineral Territories" The
power giFen to the Secretary of the interior
to regulate and control the cutting, was
clearly intended to prevent waste and ex.
|iportation of the timber, but not to inter.
fers with the intent and object OF the law
ITO af1o timber to be cnt for mining and
other domestic purposes" which covers all
known uses. Yet the provisions OF the
enactment, confining the cutting to mineral
land, ere such, that the rulings and regula-
tions OF the Secretay, in attempting t.
carry out the law
HAVE ENDANGERED rHE GREATEST
and most important interest of the Terri.
itory-oul mining interests, by cenfinins
such cutting to lands, that are, -only. or
chiefly valuable for the =,minar"1s they CON-
ient". know the Secretary has the inter
ests OF the Territory at heart and would
not, he knew it, j%eopardize them. Want
iof knowledge OF our peculiar situation, of
our absolute dependence upon the timber,
OF the TACT that nine-tenths OF the timber is
on the rugged mountains at the head OF
the streams, and on mineral lands in the
broad sense and in, the meaning OF the act.
together with the Misrepresentation OF want
'of knowledge Of some of the commission
Ier's agents, sent here to report the facts
and situation, are The Principal causes of
our trouble ami danger. No people living
have a larger interest in preserving the
timber growing on the public domain in
the Territory than the people you repre-
bertrand F am satisfied they would hearth
y. end orse and help carry out any legisla-
ton, either by you or the general Govern
preservation of the timber against wilful
hdrd unnecessary waste, fire or exporta-
ton from the Territory.
CARE OF THE INSANE.
Your attention is directed to the made
lnate aud expensive method OF caring for
the INDECENT insane, which has obtained in
this Territory for several years past. The
INDECENT insane Of the Territory have been
Ind are yet cared for by Doctors Mitchell
Mussigbrod under contract made with
them, under the provisions of section 722
OF the Revised Statutes. Their care and
management OF these unfortunates have
thus far been satisfactory in every respect;
but in my opinion it is high time that
steps were taken to provide some more
asylum for their detention and
treatment. Should the gentlemen who now
nave the contract see fit to terminateit, or |
lot renew it at it's expiration, it would, for
time at least, seriously embarrass the ex-
OF the Territory to find suitable
for these patients. l think a
tart, at least. should be made by the pres
mt legislature looking toward the estab-
point in the Territory. 1 would
that you provide for the erec.
ION OF at least temporary buildings for
his purpose. am OF the opinion that an !
lsylum constructed upon the cottage plan
you'd answer every purpose. Cottages
to accommodate all of the
PATIENTS, at present a charge upon the Ter
ltory, could be constructed for
lively a small UNI; and should the number
patients increase with the increase OF
'ur population, as will doubtless be the
ase,, additional cottages can be erected
any considerable outlay. l ear
lestly entreat your careful consideration
this question. :
-. IN THE MATTER OF TAXATION
he people are always keenly sensitive to
ny inequalities. There should be some
ule applicable to the whole Territory,
whether property is to be rated at its full
ash value, or at some point below, as
In the same classes OF proper
y such as stock, there is a considerable
OF valuation in adjacent counties,
hitch offers the temptation to drive cattle
Or a time, into the county where the rate
Il valuation is the lowest. 4 III the matter
# taxation Of mortgaged property the law
1t now stands is much too loose and in.
,ahnlte,4 and results in many cases in
ouble, taxation. the borrower paving
both On the property and the mort
a 1e, the lender simply increasing the inter
to cover the tax ON the mortgage.
REVISION OF CERTAIN LAWS.
1t is represented to me by those who have
etter means OF knowing than I have that
~ PAoooNS ~" dlV oCllOuSlN u6IGCClVe In
everal respects. That our road laws need
epairlng as much as our roads; that the
heriffs' fee bill for. support OF prisoners is
OF what it was supposed to be, the latest
being engrafted upon a repealed
tatute, That the law of succession needs
cry careful consider tion, as it's provisions
re conflicting. And doubt is expressed as i
neither thr dover law OF 1876 is vet in
,rce, or whether it was repealed by the re.
ised statutes OF 1879. 1t is the dictate
like OF Justice and humanity that u wife
hall have in the property of her husband
certain well defined interest; an interest I
which she cannot be deprived by the g
i'll OF her husband. Your attention ia e
alied to the TACT that by our statute the
e at which a girl may consent to her own i
lin ID fixed at the age of ten years. In
y opinion the age OF consent should be-.
red at; not less than fourteen years,
,mplaint is made from several counties {
'at.the law substituting q salary limita- Il
instead OF payment by fees direct to b
unity officials, ia working to- the disad- |,
0f acvora1 no,,nf;oo nul .0..L. =